In the long history of gaming, the exploration of different genres has been one of the key ways that franchises have evolved. One of the earliest genres to take hold was the beloved RPG format, with turn-based gameplay and a focus on story. With how long this formula has existed,…
I’ve made no secret of my fondness for Bandai Namco’s Tales of series. Like many Nintendo fans of the time, that came courtesy of the Gamecube’s Tales of Symphonia. Its cast of characters, subversive story, and active combat system endeared the franchise to fans in the West for the first…
There are more rumors surrounding the Switch 2 than any other console I can remember in recent memory. People are dying to know what Nintendo has planned for the successor to its most successful gaming device ever. In the first few weeks of 2025, we’ve heard so many claims about…
Nintendo UK has released a brand new Mario Kart 8 Deluxe trailer showcasing the game’s new racers and tracks. You can check it out below! Mario Kart 8 Deluxe launches in North America on April 28th! You can pre-order your copy at Amazon right here.
European previews of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe have come in, bringing a few new tidbits of information we hadn’t yet learned from earlier preview events. For starters, a third boost, denoted by pink sparks, occurs if you drift even longer than the typical blue and red sparks. This will give…
Welcome to the Daily Wiretap! Each day the team here at Nintendo Wire works tirelessly to bring you the best, most relevant late-breaking Nintendo news this side of the Mushroom Kingdom. To help make ingesting all these meaty stories easier than Kirby hopped up on Miracle Fruit, we’ve compiled…
Ever wanted to live Super Mario Run in real life? Well, at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, home of the Pittsburgh Pirates, you can! Utilizing their brand new, 11 foot tall, 136 foot long video touch screen, in between inning entertainment has never been more exciting. Check out the full video…
Up in Canada, they’re commemorating the big 150th birthday of the nation. There are plenty of fun ways to celebrate the country, but one little Easter egg will specifically touch the hearts of gamers. If you want to experience this excitement for yourself, head on over to the Bank of…
Fans of classic arcade shooters rejoice! The Brazilian Advisory Rating Board has just given a rating to Sine Mora EX. For those of you unfamiliar with the title, Sine Mora is a side-scrolling shooter that blends 2D and 3D rendered backgrounds with beautiful results. Check out the trailer for the…
The Japanese have been known to make some pretty amazing and memorable advertisements. Just think about the wonderfully bizarre Super Mario X Mercedes commercial that aired a few years back. Most recently, the folks at Suntory have partnered with Nintendo to create a new series of advertisements for the company’s…
A new console usually means getting excited about a game that makes the most of the hardware — which in turn will help the game itself look fantastic and give players the opportunity to do things that couldn’t be done before. Sometimes though, it pays off to go back and…
We’re right in the middle of a resurgence of classic, Nintendo 64-era platformers, with Yooka-Laylee modernizing Banjo-Kazooie and Super Mario Odyssey taking us back to the Mario 64 style of exploration later this year. In many ways Snake Pass can also be counted, although it’s much more unusual at its…
The twisted brainchild of Super Meat Boy’s Edmund McMillen, The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+ gained notoriety back in 2011 for its unique combination of accessible roguelike ideas, crude humor and deeply masochistic mechanics. Only expected to sell a few hundred copies during its initial release, Isaac became an overnight sensation,…
Square Enix has announced today in an email that the previously announced Nintendo Switch exclusive PVP mode will be arriving as a free update later this week. The content is called Temporal Battle Arena and will be available to download on April 13th. You can check out the trailer for…
Gather the troops and get ready to plan, because Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia is only a little over a month away from launching. Nintendo UK’s YouTube page saw fit to put out a brief trailer that actually manages to show off quite a bit. With new characters and…
